To respond and act on the world around us, DCHI offers learning opportunities. Our thought leadership, captured as DCHI Academy, will spotlight programmes and projects from the organisations in the coalition. It also provides you (online) events and exercises to build on academic knowledge and act on public calls and private funding opportunities. Plus, it gives you our forward looking innovation insights. Tune in on our LinkedIn page regularly to catch all low hanging fruits and let us help you achieve your humanitarian aid and development goals.
Why register for our Innovation Course
- Course Work & Materials are 100% Online
- Insights and Case Studies from humanitarian experts and private-sector partnerships.
- Frontrunning innovators will provide methods and design principles for humanitarian partnerships that enable cost efficiency and improve quality of humanitarian work.
Instructors
Course Currucilum 2021
16 February, 2 – 4.30 pm CET
An introduction to the course, where we’ll review the program and share our main innovation challenges. Van Hall Larenstein University will facilitate an introduction on innovation in the humanitarian field with some great examples. Note that all lessons will be interactive and groupwork is required during the sessions. Participants will also have the opportunity to receive feedback on their assignments during the session.
23 February, 2 – 4.30 pm CET
‘What is open innovation and what are its main challenges & benefits?’ That is the question that will take center stage during this session hosted by a DCHI partner. A case study will be presented by 510 from the Netherlands Red Cross.
2 March, 2 – 4.30 pm CET
This week together with a DCHI partner, we’ll do a deep dive into how to innovate within an ecosystem & with multiple stakeholders. This weeks case study will be presented by War Child.
9 March, 2 – 4.30 pm CET
In this session Van Hall Larenstein University will elaborate on the importance of entrepreneurship when innovating. We’ll do a quick review on learning loops and the case study will be presented by Mercy Corps.
16 March, 2 – 4.30 pm CET
How do you manage an innovation funnel? How do you ensure a regular influx of fresh ideas? DCHI will share a selection of the myriad possibilities out there and their take on how to go about this. The International Rescue Committe will share a case study.
DCHI Bookshelf
Design Thinking
The power and potential of design thinking [Suzanne Gibbs Howard and Coe Leta Stafford]
Why Now is the time for open innovation [Harvard Business Review]
Humanizing digital technologies through design thinking [dt4b International Research Platform]
In Practice
Easy Ideas For Incorporating More Creative Problem Solving [FORBES]
This Deck of Cards Will Change the Way You Work [IDEO]
Co-creation innovation case [SAP & Starhsea]
Partnership Co-Design Toolkit [MIT D-Lab]
DCHI Simulation Game
Last year DCHI introduced our playful simulation through a role-play game on collaboration! It is now available for you and your peers in a ready-to-play box. The game actively encourages participants to empathise with the needs and interests of other stakeholders. Through using assigned roles to come up with innovations when faced with a fictional humanitarian scenario. The simulation accommodates up to 16 players but we advise you to respect the COVID-19 regulations.
